Document Provisioning in CDE with Cadac Connect

In the fast-paced world of Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC), efficiently deliver project documentation and facilitate design collaboration is crucial. Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC) serves as a Common Data Environment (CDE) to streamline these processes. However, the onboarding of more clients, contractors, suppliers and vendors causes new challenges as well as opportunities for project automation.

One of the biggest challenges in ACC/CDE is document provisioning and information delivery. Project owners and document controllers rely on a Master Document Register (MDR) or Master Information Delivery Plan (MIDP) to deliver a comprehensive list of documents throughout all phases of the project lifecycle. The MDR/MIDP contains essential metadata such as document number, revision, classification, discipline, type and purpose, which can also be provided from the client, contractor, vendor or supplier.  

With the adoption of the ACC/CDE, the MDR/MIDP process evolves into a dynamic reporting dashboard.  However, the provisioning of documents remains a challenge. Traditionally MDR/MIDP uses a spreadsheet, or requirements list with the required metadata to create the document placeholders. Cadac Connect allows you to create the document placeholders in ACC/CDE, based on the metadata in the spreadsheet in combination with naming conventions and document templates. 

In addition to generating document placeholders based on a MDR / MIDP spreadsheet, Cadac Connect has the capability to read a document list from an external system i.e. Microsoft SharePoint or Relatics MBSE. This is indicated in the process schema above with the additional Cadac Connect circles. 

Once document provisioning is configured, the standard ACC/CDE Docs functionality  for document review, transmittal and handover with internal and external project members is available to monitor and control the information delivery process. Using ACC/CDE Build you can even take the MDR/MIDP process one step further and use the submittal process to gradually manage the document Level of Detail (LOD) per project phase and use the project planning for the Taks Information Delivery Plan (TIDP). 

Are you tired of managing tedious MDR/MIDP spreadsheets? Do you want to streamline your document provisioning process in ACC/CDE? Contact us to learn more about how Cadac Connect can transform your document delivery process.